Udo Franken
Udo Franken (* 1951 in Emden , Lower Saxony ) is a German author who mainly publishes in Low German .
Life
Franken grew up in Emden and went to school there. After an apprenticeship as a carpenter , he studied special education via the second educational path . He then worked in various projects in the East Frisian landscape in Aurich . There he worked on the East Frisian dictionary by Jürgen Byl and Elke Brückmann . He was particularly concerned with East Frisian grammar. He was also head of the Low German pilot project at school . Most recently he was a special school teacher in Marienhafe .
Franconia lives in Südbrookmerland in East Frisia and is fully dedicated to maintaining the Low German language. He writes prose , poetry and theater texts in High and Low German, sometimes together with his wife, the author Gitta Franken . With her and Ute de Haan he forms the music group Dreebladd .
Honors
- 1991: Hans Henning Holm Prize
- 1994: Wilhelmine Siefkes Prize
- 2005: Borsla Prize for Low German Language and Literature (together with Gitta Franken)
Works
- Vehjöd Levi ; Volkstheater in eight scenes by Thomas Strittmatter , translated into Low German by Udo Franken, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1988
- Mallmöhlen , comedy in four pictures by Anna Bonacci , translated into Low German by Udo Franken, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1990
- De Steern van Padua , comedy in three acts, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1990
- De Höhnerbaron , cheerful one-act play, Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1990
- Tiet is Geld , Schwank in one act by Udo Franken and Anke Habekost , Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1991
- Allens heel eenfach , Plattdeutsches Kurzspiel, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1993
- Here bün ik, here bliev ik , comedy in three acts by Raymond Vincy and Jean Valmy , German by Alexander Barone , Low German by Udo Franken, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1993
- De grote Dag , Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1993
- Wenn de Vullmaand shines , short thriller in one act, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 1993
- De Moordörpers - poor and yet smart? - Vertellsels ut de Histoorje van Moordkörper , collected and written down by Gerdina Kranz. Revised by Udo Franken, Ostfriesische Landschaft, Aurich 1996 as part of the pilot project "Low German in School"
- Buur Hermann up Reisen - Farmer Hermann on trips , a book with pictures by children for children, text Low German / High German by Gitta and Udo Franken, self-published, Südbrookmerland 1998
- Doornroosje , a fairy tale singspiel based on the Brothers Grimm by Gitta and Udo Franken, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 2001
- Dat is ja woll bewitched , Singspiel in three acts by Gitta and Udo Franken, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 2002
- En Fall för Willi : Comedy in three acts by Gitta and Udo Franken, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden 2004
- Hinni in danger : a cat and mouse story in Low and High German by Gitta and Udo Franken, pictures by Monika Lüppen , Leda-Verlag, Leer 2004, ISBN 3-934927-54-8
- Wat Scheev is in Toornhusen : A fantastic story for children from 9 to 99, text and pictures by Gitta and Udo Franken, Bösel 2005
- Toornmanntjes trick by Gitta and Udo Franken, Soltau-Kurier-Norden 2006, ISBN 3-928327-92-5
- Lost, loosed - tossed away! : Detective comedy in three acts, Mahnke Theaterverlag, Verden (Aller) 2007
- Plattdütsk is cool [music printing]: 14 new Low German children's songs by Gitta and Udo Franken, Soltau-Kurier-Norden 2009, ISBN 978-3-939870-28-9
- Thoughts sin free , all texts and titles: Gitta and Udo Franken, Klang-Lounge, 2011
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Hansen: Udo Franken on niederdeutsche-literatur.de, accessed on August 9, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franconia, Udo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German special school teacher and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Emden , Lower Saxony |